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Pat Quinn - 2015 Order of Hockey in Canada Honouree

Hockey Accomplishments

  • Won a gold medal as head coach of Team Canada at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship
  • Won a gold medal as head coach of Team Canada at the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship
  • Was head coach of Team Canada at the 2006 Spengler Cup, reaching the championship game
  • Was head coach of Team Canada at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games
  • Won the World Cup of Hockey as head coach of Team Canada in 2004
  • Won a gold medal as head coach of Team Canada at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games
  • Was general manager of Team Canada at the 1998 IIHF World Championship
  • Won a gold medal as co-general manager of Team Canada at the 1997 IIHF World Championship
  • Was assistant general manager of Team Canada at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey
  • Won a bronze medal as head coach of Team Canada at the 1986 IIHF World Championship
  • Fifth all-time with 684 wins in 1,400 games as an NHL head coach
  • Coached in the NHL All-Star Game in 1981, 2000, 2002 and 2004
  • Played 606 NHL games with Toronto, Vancouver and Atlanta from 1968-77
  • Recorded 131 points (18 goals, 113 assists) during his NHL career
  • Served as captain in Atlanta from 1975-77
  • Hired as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers for the 1977-78 season
  • Spent part of the 1978-79 season as head coach of the AHL’s Maine Mariners
  • Became head coach of the Flyers late in the 1978-79 season
  • Led the Flyers to an NHL-record 35-game unbeaten streak in 1979-80
  • Led the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Final in 1980
  • Named head coach of the Los Angeles Kings for the 1984-85 season
  • Named president and general manager of the Vancouver Canucks for the 1987-88 season
  • Became head coach of the Canucks late in the 1990-91 season
  • Led the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Final in 1994
  • Named head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 1998-99 season
  • In 1999-2000, led the Maple Leafs to their first regular season division championship since 1962-63
  • Led the Maple Leafs to the Eastern Conference Final in 1999 and 2002
  • Won a Memorial Cup as minority owner of the Vancouver Giants in 2007
  • Won a Memorial Cup with the Edmonton Oil Kings in 1963
  • Named head coach of the Edmonton Oilers for the 2009-10 season
  • Served as chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame from August 2013 until his passing

Additional Background

  • Born John Patrick Brian Quinn on January 29, 1943 in Hamilton, Ont.
  • He and his wife, Sandra, have two daughters, Valerie and Kalli

Honours

  • Won the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year in 1979-80
  • Won the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year in 1991-92
  • Earned a B.A. in economics from York University in 1972
  • Earned a law degree from Widener University
  • Parkdale Arena in Hamilton was renamed Pat Quinn Parkdale Arena in 2005
  • Received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from McMaster University in 2006
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